How it started
History
The company was formed by the 1998 merger between Avalon Properties Inc. and Bay Apartment Communities Inc. The merged company owned 40,506 apartment units. Avalon Properties was formed in 1993 as a spinoff from Trammell Crow Company and was led by Richard Michaux, as chairman and CEO, and Chuck Berman, president, COO, and board member. Bay Apartment Communities was formed in 1994 from the apartment business established by Mike Meyer in 1978.
In February 2013, the company and Equity Residential closed a $9 billion deal to acquire Archstone from Lehman Brothers.
In August 2026, the company was acquired by Vivmark Residential.
CEO history
In February 2001, Bryce Blair was named CEO, and the additional role of chairman in January 2002.
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